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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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